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THE SILVER STAR APPEAL was launched in January 2007. It campaigns for diabetes awareness.

Besides the Diabetes Centres Silver Star provides free tests for diabetes to the public (and there will be two more centres - in Manchester and London), Silver Star is running a mobile Diabetes Unit. The Unit’s main roles are to carry out important diabetes testing in the community and to promote culturally sensitive healthcare, with particular regard to the high prevalence of diabetes amongst south Asian community in the major towns and cities of Britain.

 The Silver Star runs a Mobile Diabetes Assessment Unit, which provides free tests for all those who may wish to have one and promotes culturally sensitive healthcare. The Unit travels to local community centres, schools, work places and other organisations. The van is equipped with a bed, sink and entrance for disabled people. We measure the patient´s weight, height, waist and finally the glucose level.

 

To find out where the Unit has been so far, visit our Events section.

 

 

       Founder Patron:                    International Patrons:

 

             Rt. Hon Keith Vaz MP                    Amitabh Bachchan                             Shilpa Shetty

                       

   

        National Patrons:

 

                                       Capt. Krishnan Nair                           Esther Rantzen

                                                        

 

                              Lord Adam Patel of Blackburn           The Baroness Verma of Leicester  

                                                                                       

 

                                        Dorothy Purdew                              Sarah Teather MP

                                                                                                         

 

          National Chairman:

                                                         Lord Khalid Hameed CBE            

                                                                    

 

 

 

                       Dr Malde Modhwadia                          Mrs. Roz Carter                           Mr N. Chadha       

                                           

                    Chairman of the Trustees                            Silver Star's Trustee                                   Chairman                                                                                                                                                            of the Management Board

 

 

 

USEFUL LINKS:

 

Diabetes UK

International Diabetes Federation

Diabetes.com

Abbott Diabetes Care

American Diabetes Association

BioMedSearch

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

Canadian Diabetes Association

Diabetes Cookbook

The World-India Diabetes Foundation

Diabetes Recipes

ROKO Cancer Appeal - our sister organisation in India

The Manjit Kaur Chawla, MKC TRUST was launched at London by Chawla Family in memory of Mr APS Chawla’s wife, who lost her life to breast cancer at a very early age followed by the launching of MKC ROKO CANCER CHARITABLE TRUST in India. The core vision behind the trust is to bring awareness of breast cancer and to provide early detection, leading to treatment wherever possible.

 

 

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